Parallel Verses

NET Bible

When all the leaders of the Tower of Shechem heard the news, they went to the stronghold of the temple of El-Berith.

New American Standard Bible

When all the leaders of the tower of Shechem heard of it, they entered the inner chamber of the temple of El-berith.

King James Version

And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered into an hold of the house of the god Berith.

Holman Bible

When all the lords of the Tower of Shechem heard, they entered the inner chamber of the temple of El-berith.

International Standard Version

When all the "lords" at the tower of Shechem heard what had happened, they retreated into the inner chamber of the temple of El-berith.

A Conservative Version

And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard of it, they entered into the stronghold of the house of El-berith.

American Standard Version

And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard thereof, they entered into the stronghold of the house of Elberith.

Amplified

When all the leaders of the Tower of Shechem heard about it, they entered the inner chamber (stronghold) of the temple of El-berith (the god of a covenant).

Bible in Basic English

Then all the townsmen of the tower of Shechem, hearing of it, went into the inner room of the house of El-berith.

Darby Translation

When all the people of the Tower of Shechem heard of it, they entered the stronghold of the house of El-be'rith.

Julia Smith Translation

And all the lords of the tower of Shechem will hear, and they will go in to the tower of the god of the covenant

King James 2000

And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered into a stronghold of the house of the god Berith.

Lexham Expanded Bible

When all the lords of the tower of Shechem heard, they went to the vault of the temple of El-Berith.

Modern King James verseion

And all the men of the tower of Shechem heard, and entered into a stronghold of the house of the god Berith.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And when all the men of the town of Shechem heard that, they entered into a stronghold of the house of their god Baalberith.

New Heart English Bible

And when all the lords of the Tower of Shechem heard of it, they entered into the stronghold of the house of El Berith.

The Emphasized Bible

And, when all the owners of the tower of Shechem heard, they entered into the basement of the house of El-berith.

Webster

And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered into a hold of the house of the god Berith.

World English Bible

When all the men of the tower of Shechem heard of it, they entered into the stronghold of the house of Elberith.

Youngs Literal Translation

And all the masters of the tower of Shechem hear, and go in unto the high place of the house of the god Berith,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And when all the men
בּעל 
Ba`al 
Usage: 85

of the tower
מגדּלה מגדּל 
Migdal 
Usage: 50

of Shechem
שׁכם 
Sh@kem 
Usage: 49


come, bring, ... in, enter, go, carry, ...down, pass, ...out,
Usage: 0

into an hold
צריח 
Ts@riyach 
Usage: 4

of the house
בּית 
Bayith 
Usage: 2053

of the god
אל 
'el 
Usage: 114

Context Readings

The Downfall Of Shechem And Abimelech

45 Abimelech fought against the city all that day. He captured the city and killed all the people in it. Then he leveled the city and spread salt over it. 46 When all the leaders of the Tower of Shechem heard the news, they went to the stronghold of the temple of El-Berith. 47 Abimelech heard that all the leaders of the Tower of Shechem were in one place.

Cross References

Judges 8:33

After Gideon died, the Israelites again prostituted themselves to the Baals. They made Baal-Berith their god.

Judges 9:4

They paid him seventy silver shekels out of the temple of Baal-Berith. Abimelech then used the silver to hire some lawless, dangerous men as his followers.

Judges 9:27

They went out to the field, harvested their grapes, squeezed out the juice, and celebrated. They came to the temple of their god and ate, drank, and cursed Abimelech.

1 Kings 8:26

Now, O God of Israel, may the promise you made to your servant, my father David, be realized.

2 Kings 1:2-4

Ahaziah fell through a window lattice in his upper chamber in Samaria and was injured. He sent messengers with these orders, "Go, ask Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron, if I will survive this injury."

Psalm 115:8

Those who make them will end up like them, as will everyone who trusts in them.

Isaiah 28:15-18

For you say, "We have made a treaty with death, with Sheol we have made an agreement. When the overwhelming judgment sweeps by it will not reach us. For we have made a lie our refuge, we have hidden ourselves in a deceitful word."

Isaiah 37:38

One day, as he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him down with the sword. They ran away to the land of Ararat; his son Esarhaddon replaced him as king.

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